Working Conditions Aboard the Azra-C

Vessel AZRA C (IMO: 8518560) has been reported to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) for abandonment. Details: - Flag: Mongolia - Port: Istanbul - Country: Turkiye - Owed Wages: 2 months - Number of Seafarers: 15 - Seafarer Nationalities: Egypt, India, Turkiye - Reported to ITF: 01 Oct 2025 - Status: Open This information is sourced from the ITF Seafarers abandonment list, which tracks cases of crew abandonment worldwide.

The "Azra C" was detained on Aug 6, in Istanbul with 54 deficiencies, 26 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for Bunker Oil pollution damage cert Missing 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Missing 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 4) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for survival craft Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Operational readliness of lifesaving Appliances Not as required 6) Life saving Appliances - Stowage and provision of liferafts Not properly stowed 7) Emergency systems - Enclosed space entry and rescue drills Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes' Not as required 9) Fire safety - Ventilation Inoperative 10) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors corrosion Damaged 11) Structural conditions - Closing devices/watertight doors Damaged 12) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks' Not as required 13) Structural conditions - Other (Structural conditions) Other 14) Living and working - Safe means of access Damaged 15) Living and working - Safe means of access Deck- hold/tank Not as required 16) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 17) Living and working - Anchoring devices Not as required 18) Living and working - Other (Crew accommodation) Not as required 19) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Damaged 20) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Cracked 21) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 22) Water/Weathertight - Covers (hatchways,- portable,- tarpaulin etc) Not properly maintained 23) Water/Weathertight - Manholes /flush scuttles Not as required 24) Pollution Prevention - Sewage discharge connection Not as required 25) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Malfunctioning 26) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 15 and permitted a single voyage to Misrata for permanent repairs. As of Aug 18, iot was anchored in pos. 40° 56' N 028° 52' E. The last detention was on Jan 27 in Haifa with 14 deficiencies for one day. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Jan 27, 2025, the 'Azra C' was detained in Haifa with 14 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Crew familiarization with Emergency systems Not as required 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Not as required 4) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of familiarity 5) Certificate & Doc -. Oil record book Entries missing 6) Pollution Prevention - Control of discharge Not as required 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 27 and remained moored in Haifa in pos. 32° 49' N 035° 01' E as of Jan 29. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591